Is there really a God out there, or is it something that human created so we could have something or someone to fear in cases where we go wrong?

Did gods create humanity or did humans create gods?

Human
interest in the origin of humankind has been documented throughout the
recorded history. Did some divine power create the first couple?
Religious scriptures the world over aver that one or the other god gave
birth to humans, but science has not yet identified any supernatural
power that created and governed human beings. Did primeval humans come
up with the idea of gods to help them cope with their fears? Could it be
that they attributed natural phenomena — unfathomable and frightening
to them — to the working of invisible gods? The Evolution of Gods
uses modern science to explain why, when and how religions and gods
became the desirable explanations of the inexplicable events. It
describes anthropological and historical facts about the evolution of
religions and gods, in a simple and straightforward manner, to assert
that human imagination created gods, and not the other way around.

The
book begins with the epoch when the human race came into being, between
400,000 and 200,000 years ago. Around 100,000 years ago, humans
invented language and began to discuss and analyze each happening around
them. Whatever they could not comprehend, their priest attributed to
some unseen power. At one point in time, we do not know exactly when it
happened, humankind began an activity called worship. Humans began to
worship each seen or unseen power, which was beyond their control, but
could either harm or help them. They believed that worship protected
them and sought the blessings of that power. Priests all over the world
invented almost identical methods of worship, such as folding their hands, bowing, kneeling, flower offering, prayers and sacrifices.

For
example, anthropologists have drawn that ancient humans had largely
inadequate protection against cold; their survival largely deepened upon
available sunlight—something beyond their control. In that scenario,
solar worship was a logical outcome. In a similar manner, the humans
found thunder and lightning inexplicable and frightening. Gradually,
they began to worship the sky as god. There is enough historical
evidence to assert that the ancestors of Hindus, Buddhists, Jews,
Christians and Muslims, before their religions came into practice,
worshipped the sun and the sky. Thus, history demonstrates that whenever
humankind faced a new challenge, priests invented a more useful deity
and consigned the older one to oblivion.

For example, around three
thousand years ago, cultivation provided several facilities to humans
that paved the way for a population explosion. At the same time, farming
exposed people to pets, rodents, mosquitoes, houseflies and parasites.
All these factors together gave rise to altogether new diseases such as
cholera, tuberculosis, typhoid and plague. Apart from these diseases,
population explosion also gave rise to social diseases such as poverty,
inequality, injustice, crime and exploitation. All these together forced
people to lead a miserable life no better than hell.

Around this
time, a few geniuses such as the Buddha, Moses and Jesus discovered the
causes and remedies of human sufferings. For example, Moses suggested
ten morals, sacrifices and prayers to protect people from their
miseries. The contemporary priests transcribed prayers, rituals, myths,
allegories and morals preached by these prophets after their death. The
Holy Scriptures, such as the Vedas and the Bible were the compilations
of such writings. These books advised worship, sacrifices, magic or
morals to eradicate human miseries. The Suffering masses had no option
but to follow those advices. These scriptures fashioned the organized
religions of today. Let us think for a moment why there are many
religions and there is only one science on the Earth. There is one
concrete reason behind this irony; about one thing or concept there is
only one truth but there can be many lies. This book is an effort to
light a candle in the darkest corner of human consciousness.

Readers' verdicts on the book on Amazon & Flipkart

"This book was one of my first reads and am glad that I read it.........this book teaches you to become a human being and not a Hindu or Muslim or christian or whatever....in my opinion this book should be included in the syllabus of schools so that children know the real meaning of the term"God".......a must read....I recommend this book to each and every human being on the earth!....double thumbs up!!"~Pragya on Flipkart

"The book should be there in every Indian household. For in spite of scientific advancement, learned people still believe in "karma" and "God" theories." ~Kantilal on Flipkart

Ajay Kansal is a professor and consultant pathologist. It was during his medical practice that he encountered human suffering in a big way that made him question the concept of Gods and drove him to write this book.

The Evolution of Godsis his first book and the only book written by an Indian author on the concept of the existence of God which talks of all religions and is not based on any one particular form of it. His next work is a romance which is currently in progress.